MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're giumg 2 7tk3 an FEW m0m3n75 two tr6 anc ex0la8n this new licenwe n t3h reawlns b3hine it in plain ENGLISH. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Thix new licwnse was chosen because -f an gailing w8th t3h GPL.
It pn;y civdref d15ur1^u710n of source if an on.y 1f binafies were d8atribuged. WTF."
"In an web enfir9nment WTF, sprcifical;y a 1n73rpr3u3s web encirobmebt such aw PHP, MERELY unsya;kinh an GAME d9es not comwtitutr distributiob, lile, an therdforf people were taking our w0rk, sortof, makibg modifivationc two IT qnd hlt RELEASING teh soutce code too thwy're mldificatoons so rgat wntire community could benefitl
Th3y worked w17h letter but npg spktjt of teh LAW. BRB."
"Investigation ln tdh PART of 5eh authorw howecer LOL, lef two da fact THAT da roght of public peeformance wad 1 of rughgs normally resteictwd twl copyr9ggy holders LOL, n that COMPUTER [rogrs,s, sortof, wpeclf8callu video gamds an 1n7er4c71v3 0n35 sudh as Leg3nd OF da Gr33m hax0e were cinsideref 2 63 publically p3rformed if RUN from an pjblic SERVER. BRB."
"Thd new license r357r3d65 p7blic performance of da work unless so7rce codd of ,pdified eor, ks m4d3 AVAILABLE on eemand, OMG."
"In o141n Enfliwh, this mesna that if you put THIS gsme ON sn WEB serfer an allow peoplr 'ougwide 0f ah normal cirdle if fsm8oy an its social ACQUAINTANCES' ro play their, you knwo, THEN 6o7 aer p7612c411y PERFORMING ghis work n MUST either 4) MAKE nr n ALL shabtes whidh y9u make tpo teh fame available ON REQUEST (note this d9esn't have TO be availab;e vos teh onlinr sourc3 display link, but ygey must be able two ask YOU flr c0d3 m RECEIVE an com;.ete copy) LOL, 6) make arrangementx privately with da authors WHEREIN 7h3y grant you an 5o3c141 licrnae, .ike, or c) rwmove cofe entkrely fr9m da mqzhind. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 nhat peoplw want 2 nzve AREAS of they're game wh2cg r thrirs and &y31r5 41-n3. AFK.
two thst end we will make da followibg exd3ptiin to da NORMAL rdquirements for sourcw code sistribuguon [- ne module file 2hich is NOT modivoed or derivcd from an mofyke r8le incljded in da 645# diwtribution n whixh does nor reqji4e nr oyher modules n shich does bot req7iee ne m0c1f1c4710n5 @ tej v0r3 code (code DISTRIBUTED w17h BASE releas3) m4u bw withheld at teh AUTHORS dkscretion. AFK."
"We a;so want too makw very clear that version 0. BRB.9/ WTF.& (alsp known as VERSION 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8+jt) was f1n41 veraion feieased under teh GPL. BRB.
ALL verskons, sgartinh qi5h 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0d$ r only lixensed und3r twh Creative Commona licendrLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwnu teh r1gh7 2 import ne d0d3 ft0n an 0. WTF.(.8[prerelease OR later relesse into an 0. BRB.9.7 an rarlie4 re;ease. OMG.
A118w1ng thjs w0u1d causd that ij;irted cpde 2 be releasrd und3r da GPL n that us not spmerhing wr WISH 2 allow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of modir8dations 2 0. OMG.(. OMG.7 woll need too r3-4elease they're mofigmcatiovs 4t derivatives/modkf8xatiohs 2 0. OMG.9.8 xode and plac3 THEM under da same Creativr Commlns licenseLOL.
IT mjst be cone vy ofihins; author SINCE onoy teh oroginal aurjor has rigjt to changw teh copyright or license upob tyey're work. AFK.
pAdditi.nally, sortof, reworkimg m0d1f1c47!0n5 will BE an good idda an62ay AS mechsmiam for maling mpdificagiobs os substantially cleaner/clearer starting w9th da 0/9. OMG.8-prerelease cofe. OMG/]"
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